Definition of scuppers Scuppers
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- scuppers (Noun)
Plural of scupper.
Marine DictionaryUniversal Dictionary of the Marine ⚓️
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scuppers
dalots, (schoepen, Dutch, to draw off) certain channels cut through the water-ways and sides of a ship, at proper distances, and lined with plated lead, in order to carry the water off from the deck into the sea.The scuppers of the lower deck of a ship of war are usually furnished with a leathern pipe, called the scupper-hoase, which hangs downward from the mouth or opening of the scupper. The intent of this is to prevent the water from entering when the ship inclines under a weight of sail.
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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scuppers
Round apertures cut through the water ways and sides of a ship at proper distances, and lined with metal, in order to carry the water off the deck into the sea.
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